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Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says his administration will not tolerate any form of corruption in the mining sector as this derails the country’s economic development. Speaking during the commissioning of the Bikita Mineral Spodumene and Petalite processing plants in Bikita, Masvingo, yesterday, Mnangagwa said the law would not hesitate to take its…

Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE is among the countries in the region which will likely bear the full brunt of El Niño climate effects — with the resultant droughts worryingly set to continue until 2025. As a result, there are growing concerns that millions of people in the country and within Sadc will be food insecure…

A ZIMBABWEAN woman allegedly stole a five-month-old baby in South Africa before she came back and started staying in Harare’s Waterfalls suburb. Janet Marimo, 28, who resides at Prospect Flats in Waterfalls, was charged with contravening provisions of the Trafficking in Persons Act when she appeared before Harare Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa yesterday. Marimo, who is…

BY BRANDON JOSPHAT THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) says there was limited participation of Civil Society Organisations (CS0s) in voter education ahead of the August 23 general elections due to new laws that censored their operations. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa passed the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Amendment Act 2023, commonly called…

By Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITERS HARD-PRESSED Zimbabweans are pinning their hopes on Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, who will present his 2024 National Budget tomorrow. Among other things, poor citizens are hoping for more resources to be allocated to social ministries, while workers are pining for further tax reliefs. Speaking to the Daily…

THE government has doubled its efforts in the fight against cholera in the country, coming up with a plethora of measures to contain the disease. This comes as between November 16 and 23, the country recorded 1 744 new suspected cholera cases compared to 1 259 reported the previous week, with the highest during this…

CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) senior member Job Sikhala, who was convicted early this year on charges of obstructing the course of justice, has been acquitted by the High Court on appeal. The former Zengeza West MP was found guilty in May by Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa, who ruled that he had interfered with police…

By Beaven Dhliwayo GROUP FEATURES EDITOR THE Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe (ICAZ) will host the inaugural NGO conference in Troutbeck Resort, Nyanga, to work towards financial reporting for NGOs in Zimbabwe and pave the way for transparency and accountability in the sector. The conference which is slated for December 14 – 15 would…

By Ketty Nyoni and Brandon Josphat THE government is taking urgent new steps to deal with resurgent price hikes of basic goods — including striving to provide more foreign currency to productive sectors and pursuing unscrupulous traders. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the permanent secretary for the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Thomas Utete…